Meta plans to launch WhatsApp third-party app integration in Europe “over the coming months”, which is required by the DMA, starting with BirdyChat and Haiket
here's how Meta plans to pull it off X: Jose Montes de Oca / @josemontesdeoca : @WhatsApp is about to feel a lot less like a walled garden for EU users. @Meta is rolling out third party chat integrati...
The GSMA announces the latest RCS standard supports interoperable E2EE between platforms; Apple says it will add support for the standard in future OS updates
iPhones will soon get encrypted RCS messaging to Androids Matt Milano / WebProNews : Encrypted RCS Coming to iOS and Android Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica : RCS texting updates will bring end-to-en...
The EU reaches a deal on the AI Act, one of the world's first comprehensive attempts to limit AI use, including in law enforcement and critical infrastructure
another set of rules that let them fine US big tech companies since there aren't any European ones. The law will require foundation models, including GPT & Gemini, to comply with transparency obligat...
The UK's controversial Online Safety Bill becomes law, allowing fines of up to £18M or 10% of global turnover; Ofcom now plans to publish its codes of practice
Our new regulatory framework for enhancing online safety has just become law, and now the real work begins. … Forums: r/antipornography : The UK moves closer to protecting children from online adult c...
The UK government hires ad agency M&C Saatchi to run a publicity campaign criticizing Meta's plans to make Messenger end-to-end encrypted by default
only because the UK gov would be happy to let competitors throw Facebook under the bus. But not the long term. Matthew Green / @matthew_d_green : If somehow it looked like we were headed to a world wi...
UK government hires M&C Saatchi ad agency to run a publicity campaign criticizing Meta's plans to make Messenger e2e encrypted by default
The Home Office has hired a high-end ad agency to mobilize public opinion against encrypted communications — with plans that include some shockingly manipulative tactics Tweets: @jamesrbuk , @rupertg ...
How the peer pressure to be a part of the blue bubble iMessage text groups keeps US teens locked into Apple's ecosystem
Good morning! Have you heard of Mukesh Ambani, the hotelier? Alan Friedman / PhoneArena : Google executive accuses Apple of using peer pressure and bullying to sell iPhones Jeff Butts / HotHardware.c...
Five Eyes governments as well as India and Japan make a new call for backdoors into products that are end-to-end encrypted
A number of experts have pointed to the information … Manik Berry / Fossbytes : Five Eyes, India, And Japan Want ‘Backdoor’ To End-To-End Encryption Phil Muncaster / infosecurity-magazine.com : Five E...
WhatsApp says it now has 2B users worldwide, up from the 1.5B it announced two years ago
Connecting the World Privately Isobel Asher Hamilton / Business Insider : WhatsApp seized on US allegations against Huawei to defend encryption against the government's demands for backdoors Nikhil Pa...
US AG and officials from UK and Australia call on Facebook to stop plans for end-to-end encryption across its messaging apps, citing public safety risks
not just for us, but also for the billions living under tyranny who can't. https://twitter.com/... Chris Daw QC / @crimlawuk : If the authorities need to have the ability to invade privacy online, pur...